- American Heart Association - Stroke Risk Factors
This American Heart Association link contains comprehensive information about stroke and helps you to assess your own risk of developing this condition.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4716
(Added: Thu Aug 29 2002)
- Aneurysms
The Texas Heart Institute provides this extensive site about aneurysms.
http://www.tmc.edu/thi/aneurysm.html
(Added: Thu Aug 29 2002)
- Cardiovascular Disease: Prevention and Control
This WHO site discusses heart disease risk factors, prevention, and control, plus gives worldwide numbers of deaths due to these diseases.
http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/publications/facts/cvd/en/
(Added: Thu Aug 29 2002)
- Free Radicals and Atherosclerosis
A forum discussion about the relationship between free radicals and atherosclerosis.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Cardio/archive/13106.html
(Added: Thu Aug 29 2002)
- Heart Attack
This extensive site discusses information about heart attacks.
http://www.medicinenet.com/Script/Main/Art.asp?li=MN&ArticleKey=379
(Added: Thu Aug 29 2002)
- Heart Murmurs
The American Heart Association discusses the underlying defects or conditions associated with heart murmurs. Links to other AHA sites, such as mitral valve prolapse, are included.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4571
(Added: Thu Aug 29 2002)
- Heart: How It Works
This American Heart Association site presents the basic structure and function of the heart.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4642
(Added: Thu Apr 21 2005)
- Open Heart Surgery
This web page has an open heart surgery movie (requires QTV) as well as other attractive graphics, plus activities related to EKGs and x-rays.
http://www.fi.edu/biosci/healthy/openheart.html
(Added: Thu Aug 29 2002)
- The American Heart Association.
The American Heart Association's web site includes volumes of information on the
warning signs of cardiovascular disease, a reference guide, family health, and
prevention and treatment of many diseases.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000
(Added: Wed May 29 2002)
- The Congenital Heart Information Network
Congenital Heart Information Network provides information for parents on
diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in their children.
http://tchin.org/
(Added: Thu Aug 29 2002)
- The Yale Heart Book.
Requires Adobe Acrobat to view these lengthy chapters (nearly 30).
http://www.med.yale.edu/library/heartbk/
(Added: Wed May 29 2002)
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